The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-17
Labor Notes.

Philadelphia Record.
The Builders and Traders Exchange. of Chi
cage, expect TO fight the men TO the bitter end.
A 81, 000 900 malleable iron works is to be
erected at Nashvil:e bridge works at Rome,
and a rollin mill at Florence cost $50. 900.
The New York silversmiths are on the lookout
to prevent the importation of workmen. and are
watching all the trains from other cities.
The ST. Louis printers expect to secure the
nine hour day after Sept l. and believe that it
will be enforced generally by the International
Union.
The indications are pointing to the possibility
of q large number of small textile man ufactur-
ers starting in business during the next six
months.
The brickmakers of Terre Haute, Ind, have
decided to introduce molds into the union brick
yard that will leave upon each brick the union
iIn print
Building operations are still greatly delayed at
Omaha, and contractors are put about Work
were sent for to Kansas City. but the
Knights there were on guard
There is an increased demand for machinists
and mechanical labor of all kinds in the West
and Northwest. Wages have been advanced
since May in good many shops.
Within the past four weeks four manufactur-
ing concerns have como from the United States to
Windsor, Canada They are able to supply the
Canadian demand for their products without the
payment of import duties.
1t is estimated that their will be from $4,000
to 500 600 men on strike in Chicago tomorrow.
Up to Thursday the number was only Is. 900. In
Detroit ., 500 stove moiders struck. At Pullman,
H., 500 brick makers are out.
The Western builders who are not affected by
strikes report great activity in building opera
tons in the smaller towns west of Pennsylvania.
In some sections west of the Mississippi land is
held too high and wise builders picking out
the best and cheapest locations to be found.
Gen. Francis A. Walker in a recent article on
the of business profits. holds that profits
do not enter into the price of produce, and are
not obtained by deduction from the wages of
1ph In IN hQ a iafs ho
claims that no permanent unity can be main
tanned among the people who advocate social
is.ic views.
Rail-makers and the manufacturers of railway
material generally are predicting an improving
demand for material, on account of the steady
increase of earnings on the leading railroads.
The improving commercial reports are also slim
ulating confidence. and leading to an enlargm emit
of industrial operations. The reports of earn
ings of thirty eight railroad companies for the
first quarter of the year show increase of q
per cent. over 1886.
The extraordinary influx of foreign labor
threatens in time to affect tie rate of wages
paid. The majority of the newcomers seek
ing agricultural employment and wall in time
become valuable consumers for our shop and
mill products The rush will continue for
months to come, and it will be some time after
will be over. Skilled labor is as anxious to es-
cape from Europe and Great Britain common
or farm labor, and more or less correspondence
is going on between the tradesunions on both
sides relative to opportunities here.
A s1,O00,O0O company, COMPOSED largely of
Philadeiphians, is about introducing new in
candescent light system in st. Louis. A 800, 900
tack and nail company is about starting business
at East ST. Louis. 500, 900 company has been
organized for manufacturing hay-knives at East
Wilton, Me. A Buffalo scale comp any has just
booked contract for sixteen 60 900 pound scales.
The Cleveland shipyards are overrun with boat
orders. A Reading founder has just booked an
order for three very large cotton presses The
first one to be made will weigh $50 tons. The
Bethlehem Iron Company has 500 men on its pay
rolls.
The New Haven Knights will form cooper
alive association to run a grocery store. A
ladies' assembly of Knights has Just been Or
ganized in Wheeling. The Cincinnati Knights
20. John w. Hayes, of the general executive
board, has received S., 900 for the loss of arm
while employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company several years ago. The Miners
rational district assembly will meet in Cincin-
natl o., June /. The Holiday pa Knights
will shortly start cooperative store. with a
capital of SIS, 900. Isaiah Tuppins, the colored
man, was elected Mayor OF Glennville, O., by
the Knights. Some bricklayers of Chesterton,
Ind. have started cooperative brick yard at
Porter station which will employ $50 men when
working full. The Chicago boot and shoe knights
have organized q cooperative shop with $25, 900
capital The notorious Mrs. Parsons is mem
Der of Assembly No. 1874. Jersey City The San
recent election. District Assembly No. Al, of
Baltimore, now includes the entire State of
Maryland. A Mississippi assembly fines any
member caught intoxicated So for the first Of
Tense and So for the second. and for the third Of
Tense the penalty is expulsion.